Senior Auditor

A local authority based in Leicestershire is seeking a Senior Auditor to join in an initial 6-month contract to provide internal audit assurance and consultancy services. This role involves evaluating and managing major current and emerging risks, addressing complex, political, and sensitive issues, and conducting specific investigations. The Senior Auditor will also develop and manage one of three associated functions: counter fraud, risk management, or governance reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct risk-based audits on complex, technical, political, and sensitive issues.
• Design detailed engagement plans and confirm recommendation completion.
• Evaluate controls, design and apply tests, and obtain evidence to form opinions.
• Report conclusions and provide balanced recommendations for improvements.
• Undertake research and provide high-level advice on new and emerging risks.
• Conduct specific investigations into irregularities and fraud, providing evidence for disciplinary procedures and court hearings.
• Develop approaches to mitigating fraud risk, manage risk exercises, and produce governance statements.
• Participate in departmental working parties and professional bodies/groups.
• Identify areas for improvement and development within the service.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• CMIIA (or equivalent) qualified, or PIIA qualified with extensive relevant experience, or CCAB qualified, or CCAB part-qualified with extensive relevant experience, or AAT qualified with extensive post-qualification experience.
• Demonstrable experience in risk-based internal audits of complex issues.
• Experience operating within political, corporate, policy, and financial constraints.
• Thorough understanding of modern internal audit techniques, risk management, and corporate governance frameworks.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and commitment to learning.